Our American Constitution is under attack. It’s under attack from a president and members of Congress who violate it, courts who misinterpret it and the media who scorn it. They laugh at people like me who believe it is an inspired blueprint for our government.

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Memorial Day weekend is the time the United States honors American veterans each year. Approximately 600,000 men and women have given their lives for our country since World War I. Most of those individuals were young and they had to be in excellent health to fight for their country. Hundreds of thousands were wounded, and about a third of those sustained life long injuries.

The VFW Parnell-Burt Post 3615 wishes to thank all of the veterans and spouses who came out to the Veterans Day program that was held at the 527th Engineering Battalion here in Ruston.
We also want to thank all of the following for their co-operation: the 527th Engineering Battalion for use of their building; the AFROTC for the flag program they put on; Chris Turner from Super 1 Foods and Bill Cox for jointly cooking the meal; all the employees from Super 1 that served the veterans; Jerry Begale and Blue Bell for the ice cream; Coco-Cola for the drinks; and the three speakers. They speakers were Mayor Dan Hollingsworth of Ruston, Major Brad Kendall from the 527th Engineering Battalion and Karl Malone. All three were exceptional.

The Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks to the ladies of the Ruston Garden Club for their wonderful work in decorating the Ruston Lincoln Visitors Center for the holidays, not only for us to enjoy, but also for our tourists, friends and families who visit us.

Prior to Thanksgiving, many of the ladies stopped by the office to get a visual of the space they would be decorating as members of the club and a group completed the fantastic outdoor decorations.

Monday night, Sept. 9, my husband and I went to the Ruston City Council meeting because we were concerned about the unconstitutional wording in part of the building code ordinance (sec 8-3). The Mayor started out the meeting saying that section of the code had never been acted on since its adoption in 1956.

Somehow that failed to give us a lot of comfort. It is kind of like saying to a homeowner that since his house had not burned down since 1956, there was really no need to have it insured.